Softball Game Preview: Reagan County Owls vs. McCamey Badgers

Reagan County is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will face off against the McCamey Badgers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reagan County has three straight victories, McCamey has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Reagan County took on San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy on Saturday. Reagan County never let San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy get on the board and left with a 5-0 win.

Not much got past Brooklynn Reyes, who gave up just six hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy off the board. The dominant performance also gave Reyes a new career-low in walks (zero).

Emrie Romero

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/01/25 vs San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy	3
02/22/25 vs Eldorado	2
02/14/25 vs McCamey	2
02/13/25 vs Grape Creek	2
02/17/25 @ Eldorado	1

At the plate, Emrie Romero was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Jincy Williams, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, McCamey lost 15-4 to Kermit on Tuesday.

Memphys Shumake was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Reagan County pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for McCamey, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.

Everything went Reagan County's way against McCamey when the teams last played back in February, as Reagan County made off with a 20-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reagan County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.